Region 4 Meeting is Coming!

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The Spring Region 4 Meeting AND Annual 4 Club Dinner are both hosted this year by the club that's # 85 in your programs and #1 in your hearts - The Carson Valley 85. An afternoon and evening of great times are planned for everyone in attendance. Jeremy "Germ" Davidson has worked to put together a great event for the rest of Active 20 30 and the Red Scourge looks forward to showing the rest of 20 30 another of our long line of great nights.

So here is an outline of the event. It’s all going to take place at the newly renovated Carson Valley inn and casino. We will start out in the private “Picon Bar” with a cocktail reception. This private bar is AWESOME and the bar is only stocked with top shelf premium alcohol. If you would like to drink at the cocktail reception there is an $18 dollar charge but that’s for UNLIMITED drinks for that hour! Then from 2-4pm we will move into the meeting room set-up in a u-shape seating for the regional meeting. In that room don’t worry you wont have to go far to purchase a drink as we will have beer on ice. After a short break to change, gamble, drink or relax in your room upstairs we will then have the 4 club dinner in the ballroom. Dinner will be $27 dollars a person with an “Nevada Grill” style buffet. There will also be a no-host bar in the ballroom. Following dinner we can all move upstairs to listen to live music in one of the bars, hit the machines or tables for a little gambling. If you would like a room for the night Carson valley inn has blocked us out some rooms: Hotel rooms are $75 dollars a night or $69 dollars a night next door at the motor lodge. The group number for these rates is 503093. If you have any questions please message Jeremy “Germ” Davidson and let me know.

There Is No Time To Be Afraid

I'm in full-on Super Bowl mode with the big game just over a week away and my calendar dominated with volunteer shifts. I thought I'd wrap up this week with this sports-inspired piece of motivation.

This applies to every aspect of our lives as leaders and learners. It's right - we only get one go around. Is it worth behaving badly or sitting scared? What would you take on if that little voice in the back of your head would just shut up?

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To Quote - Be The Best

To Quote - Be The Best...

Martin Luther King, Jr. has so many memorable and inspiring quotes to his credit. Many were circulating on Facebook, Twitter and the blogosphere Monday as the nation celebrated his amazing legacy. The two quotes below go hand-in-hand and, I believe, are necessary to be reminded of as we continue to develop as servant leaders in our communities.



"All labor that uplifts humanity has dignity and importance."

"If it falls your lot to be a street sweeper, sweep streets like Michelangelo painted pictures, sweep streets like Beethoven composed music, sweep streets like Leontyne Price sings before the Metropolitan Opera. Sweep streets like Shakespeare wrote poetry. Sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will have to pause and say: Here lived a great street sweeper who swept his job well. 

If you can't be a pine at the top of the hill, be a shrub in the valley. Be the best little shrub on the side of the hill. Be a bush if you can't be a tree. If you can't be a highway, just be a trail. If you can't be a sun, be a star. For it isn't by size that you win or fail. Be the best of whatever you are."

To me, these speak to the personal growth aspect of our mission. It's an attitude. It's an expectation. It's setting a standard for those who follow behind us.

And, just in case you were curious... that's a picture of Stanley the Street Sweeper from WOW Toys.

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Gary Lynch and 10-year-old Ashley
dance to ‘Old Time Rock and Roll' at the annual
Father-Daughter Sweetheart Dance at the St. Gall
Pastoral Center last year.

Shannon Litz

Since the first father-daughter dance in 1998 Dewayne Allmett and his daughters have attended every year except one when they didn't buy their tickets in time.

This year, Allmett was sure to get his tickets early.

“It's something that's just for me and them. We make a night of it and go to dinner,” he said. “They like to dress up and do some dancing, and I really enjoy it.”

Although his daughters are ages 13, 14 and 21, the annual dance is something they still look forward to.

“Every year we pull out the pictures from each one, and it's fun to see how they've aged. It's neat to have a night out with just my daughters.”

Allmett's 14-year-old daughter, Savannah, said she'll never be too old to dance with her dad.

“Getting to spend quality time with him is special because we don't get to do it every day,” she said.

Alexa Hala, 20, has been attending the dance with her grandfather, Roger, since she was 5 years old.

“It's the only night of the year I get to have my own little date night with my grandpa. He's my best friend,” Hala said.

“When I was little he used to swing me between his legs until I got too heavy.”

She also said her and Roger's favorite dance is the “chicken dance.”

Sponsored by the Douglas County Parks & Recreation Department, the father/daughter dance is 6 to 8:30 p.m. Feb. 3 and 4 at St. Gall Catholic Church, 1343 Centerville Lane in Gardnerville.

Cost is $20 per couple and $8 per additional daughter.

Because of the popularity of this event, early registration is recommended.

Tickets are available at the Recreation Division located at 1327 Waterloo Lane in Gardnerville. Tickets will not be sold at the door.

For more information call the Recreation Department at 782-9828.

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Minden Man to Receive Aldax Watershed Award

The Carson Water Subconservancy District has selected John Cobourn to receive the 2012 Andy Aldax Carson River Watershed Award for exemplary service in conservation and protection of the Carson River Watershed.

This award was created in 2007 to recognize individuals or organizations for significant contributions in promoting and achieving the Carson River Watershed Vision Statement.

Cobourn, a Minden resident, was nominated for his active involvement in the Carson River Coalition's efforts to raise watershed awareness, improve Carson River water quality and protect the River's channels and floodplain from urban and residential development through educational programs and publications.

Cobourn authored and coauthored numerous publications about the Carson River and has helped to plan conferences, draft watershed plans, and obtain grant funding for watershed education programs.

He participated in river cleanup days, Project WET youth education, the Nevada Day parade float construction, and contributed labor on projects that reduced sediment flows of residential properties.

“We continue to be grateful for his many years of dependable and enthusiastic service to the entire Carson River watershed,” officials said.

The award will be presented to Cobourn at the subconservancy district board meeting 6:30 p.m. Jan. 18 in Room 1214 of the Nevada State Legislative Building, 401 S. Carson St., Carson City.

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Interesting ... Remember When

120 years ago

January 8, 1892

The board of county commissioners met Monday. Dr. Young was given the county health job with a salary of $27 per quarter. The quarterly report of the treasurer shows there is $ 7,829.94, in the county funds, the bulk of which will go to the school district.

95 years ago

January 12, 1917

F. Blackwell, well known trainman of the Virginia and Truckee company was in Gardnerville last Saturday working for the establishment of a Knights of Pythias lodge at this place. It is understood that he met with good encouragement and the chances are that a lodge of that order will be established here before long.

80 years ago

January 8, 1932

Several operators of slot machines in this county have informed Assessor Park, they intend to turn the faces of 25 cent machines toward the wall during the present quarter. They are not receiving sufficient play to justify the high license tax, operators declare. Most of the play is going to nickel and ten cent machines, and a quarter just now, is altogether too much money to gamble with.

50 years ago

January 11, 1962

The Minden and Gardnerville town boards last week agreed to a $25 a month raise for Night Watchman Red Lester, who patrols the two towns at night. The raise was sponsored by Douglas County Sheriff George Byers. Each town will pay $12.50 of the increase.

25 years ago

January 15, 1987

Rooms in the Minden Inn remained deserted this week after the state closed most of the building because of continuous safety violations. The state Fire Marshal's office closed the basement, second and third floors Friday but will allow owner William Casentini to keep the bar open until Feb. 2.

10 years ago

January 12, 2002

While carefully monitoring grading at the Wal-Mart site on the west side of Highway 395 at the Douglas County line, Washoe Tribe officials are now turning their attention to a potential development in the hills above Jacks Valley. Environmental officials for the Washoe tribe say a proposed high-end golf course and housing development near Clear Creek will disrupt cultural and environmentally sensitive land the tribe owns adjacent to the development.

Douglas High School Students Receive Holiday Suprise!

Douglas High teacher Keith Cole, Lauren Spires, Leslie Batistich, Rita Roberts, Lisa Taylor, Nicole Riley and Mike Rechs at Douglas High School.Special to The R-C

Sierra Nevada Active 20-30 No. 730 recently assisted the Students in Transition program at Douglas High School.

Gift cards for Target were purchased and donated to the students for the purchase of personal products, clothing, etc. Target was chosen because of the fact that their store does not sell any tobacco or alcohol products.

Students in Transition is a group of students who lack a, “fixed, regular and adequate” residence. Essentially, they are homeless students. Some are “doubled up,” living with relatives for the time being. Douglas High School has 21 students who participate in this program.

“I can tell you that as I distributed your gift, students' eyes lit up and they were very thankful. I heard comments like, ‘this is cool' and ‘wow, this is awesome,'” Assistant Principal Michael Rech said in a letter. “They expressed thanks, but I was sure to tell them that the gift was not from me but from your caring organization. Your gift is especially meaningful this time of year.”

The Sierra Nevada No. 730 and Carson Valley No. 85 Active 20-30 clubs annually donate thousands of dollars in support of local charities and children's groups, including Kids and Horses, Tahoe Youth and Family Services, Boys & Girls Club and Austin's House.

For more information or to find out how to join, visit www.sierranv2030.org.

Lights, Camera, Take Action

Active 20-30 Clubs across the country have executed some really unique fundraising ideas. Some have been conceived by members. Others have adopted events that have been successes for other clubs or organizations. A few lucky ones have been inherited from other organizations who chose not to run them anymore.

This is the case with the Redding Club and their newest fundraising project: The Sundial Film Festival. Presented with the opportunity to take charge of an already-established event that just needed a little TLC seemed like a great idea for a club passing their 5-year mark in the city.

It doesn't mean the project will be an easy one, though. They still have to secure entries (see shameless plug below), sponsors and guests. They can't sit back and watch everything happen - like every project or event, they'll be in the thick of it every step of the way. They do, however, have the benefit of seeing what's gone right and wrong in the past and get to put their own touches on the film festival.

I can't wait to join them in Redding on March 10th to see the photographs and short films that were submitted from around the country.

Scottsdale and Denver share the Brokers Benefiting Kids project idea; Albuquerque's kickball tournament plans have spread east to Indianapolis; black tie events, crab feeds and 80's parties are popping up among our clubs.

Feel free to share your experiences in taking a project and making it your own. What event have you done that you'd like to see spread?
The Sundial Film Festival is accepting entries through January 3rd (less than 1 week from now) Active 20-30 has some incredibly talented photographers and filmmakers, I'm certain. Why not take advantage of this opportunity to showcase your work?
For entry information, visit: http://www.sundialfilmfestival.com/

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Volunteers Can Train To Nevada State Museum Guides ...

Nevada State Museum is offering training Jan. 10, 11, 17, and 18 for those interested in becoming a museum tour guide. Training runs from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m. each day. Volunteers must be at least age 15.

“Participants will receive four full days of stimulating discussion with curators, educators, and scholars who create a training environment that's both educational and fun. Volunteers are inspired by the quality of the speakers and the potlucks are just super,” said Deborah Stevenson, curator of education for the museum. Guides meet new friends and enjoy hands-on experiences and field trips.

The museum's diverse collections provide unlimited subject matter, so the biannual training is always fresh and new. No prior experience is required and all materials are provided free. To register, contact the Education Program at 687-4810, ext. 237 or dstevenson@nevadaculture.org.

Winter 2012 training provides something for everyone, with topics ranging from Native American oral traditions to the history of firearms and Nevada's state symbols. Field trips include tours of the Dayton Museum and the Marjorie Russell Clothing and Textile Resource Center. Science and art lovers may enjoy children's nature programs and a mini Antique Roadshow.

The museum is open from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday. Changing exhibits include: My Nevada II, nature photography by John King; Dress and Designer, featuring Kathleen Sandoval's inaugural gowns; Nevada: The Photography of Cliff Segerblom; and Slot Machines: the Fey Collection. Admission: $8 for adults and free for children 17 and under and museum members. For information, call 687-4810. The Nevada State Museum is one of seven managed by the state Division of Museums and History, an agency of the Nevada Department Tourism and Cultural Affairs. For more information, please call Felicia Archer at 687-0646 or visit the department's website at www.TravelNevada.com

Upcoming Active 20-30 Events

JANUARY 2012

January 14:: North Bay #656 - Celebration of Life

North Bay's Joey Gray's past active life celebration at Sally tomatoes in Rohnert park at 3:00. It will be celebration of his commitment to 20-30. Luau theme and a pig roast.

January 21 :: Redwood Empire #1029 - Crab For Kids benefiting Children of Sonoma County

Must Be 21 or over for this fun event, valid ID checked at the door.

Tickets are $45, including crab, pasta and salad

Dinner served at 7pm

January 28 :: Roseville/South Placer County #36 - Crab & Shrimp Feed

Jones Hall, Placer County Fairgrounds
6pm Cocktail hour; 7pm Dinner
Your $40 ticket includes all-you-can-eat crab, shrimp, pasta, bread and salad.
Also enjoy:
- Cash bar with beer, wine and cocktails
- Dessert auction
- After-dinner music & dancing
- Raffle/Silent auction
New this year: Purchase a table (8 tickets) and receive a complementary bottle of wine!
Visit http://www.rose-2030.org to purchase tickets online.